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 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:11 pm
Today Orpheus was setting up a skill class in a forest classroom for someone that he knew quite well due to the student being his daughter. The girl was going to have her first official class and he was, as with all the classes, quite excited. He'd decided that it was going to be a class based on climbing but, since he knew that his girl was fairly good at the skill already that he had to set it up so that it would be more of a challenge for her.
He had to make sure that she was given a test that would make sure to test her, "Alright, I think it's all ready." He said as he hopped down from the tree that he'd been climbing to and tied off the end of a brightly colored rope to a medicine ball. While the item was normally used for weight lifting it would work well to hold the rope to keep it from being untangled from this side, "Now, to go and get Maria." The redhead said to himself, leaving the forest terrain room to go and fetch his daughter, hoping that she was where he'd left her. He knew that she would attempt to slip off to check on the dragon eggs if she got the chance to do so. When it came to dragons she was so terribly curious, something that made him quite curious as to what sort of dragon she might get... as well as what it's needs might be. Hopefully nothing to terribly difficult to get set up at home.
"Maria! Come on, time for your class!" The skill's teacher called out as he stepped out into the hallway.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:20 pm
Maria was hugging her book to her chest, starring at the numbers on the elevator, debating on whether or not she had the time to go and sneak down to where the dragon eggs were slumbering, preparing themselves for the day that they would be ready to hatch. There were many wondrous eggs in that place and she really wanted to see them all again, to learn more about them, and she knew that she would get a dragon egg tour at some point but not quite yet. She had to wait until she got called for that gathering. She wondered if Ryan would be there... she sure hoped so, she rather liked her friend and it would be fun for them to learn about their dragons together... not that she knew what sort she was getting yet. Hopefully it would be one that would get along with Ryan's dragon. It was important that her dragon would be friends with his dragon since she was friends with him.
Before she could see about running off she heard her father's voice calling out to her, telling her that it was time for her class and she turned around on her heel, looking quite excited over the idea. Class time! She'd heard about the classes he did from her older brothers, about how fun they could be, and how disastrous they could be, and she'd been excited for the day when she got to take one. Today was that day. Forgetting for the moment about going to try to visit the eggs she ran to where her father's voice was, hopping into his arms to give him a hug, "Alright! Let's go!" She chirped, eager to see what he had set up for her.
Ducking under his arm she ran into the room to see what he'd done and the first thing she noticed was the brightly colored rope, purple which was one of of her favorite colors, tangled through the branches of a trio of trees, "Ohhh! Neat! What am I supposed to do?" She asked, kicking off her shoes since she was best at climbing when barefoot.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:25 pm
Orpheus gave a little grunt as he was tackled by his girl, less because of her weight and more because of the heavy reference book she was carrying, before she ducked passed him and into the classroom. He gave a smile, following after her, and picked up his clipboard, "Here, give me the book." He said, taking it from her as she kicked her shoes off in a rush. At least the grass in this terrain room was kept trimmed back so they wouldn't get lost he thought to himself before he gathered the shoes up and set them aside with the book.
"Alright, today your task is a simple one in theory." He said, holding the end of the rope that was hanging from the branches out to her, "You take this, and do your best to follow it, untangle it, and once you reach the end of the rope you need to have it all in your hands and free of the rope." He explained, looking up at the rope which ran between three trees, wrapping around branches both high and low, twined around the trunk, and tied a few places as well. It would be a challenge since it was both climbing as well as problem solving.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:31 pm
Maria took the rope that was held out for her, looking it over, then gave a smile as she walked over to the first tree that the rope was wrapped around. She starred for a moment before nodding, "Yeah, I think that I can do this." She said, grabbing hold of the rope and set to climbing up the side of the tree with it in her hand and she set to work on the first of the tangles.
Her tail wrapped itself around the branch of the tree she was sitting on before she set to work untangling the rope from around the branch above her. It was wrapped three times and then tied which had her pausing for a moment to get it undone. Once she got that part done she decided to coil the rope up to keep it from trailing to far behind and just getting tangled that much more in the tree. What she realized as she climbed up toward the next set of knots was that the challenge was going to get harder and harder as she went. The first one was easy, this one a little less so, and following after it with her eyes the third challenge was even more so.
"Hrm, this might be tough." She mused before she set to untying the rope best she could without breaking any branches, not wanting to rush and end up hurting the tree that she enjoyed climbing in so much.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:33 pm
"You are doing well, Maria. Keep it up! And don't forget that you are pretty high up, you want to make sure that you keep yourself balanced so that you don't fall." He saw that her tail was grasping at and wrapping around the branches as she climbed to keep her stable but he couldn't help but to give the warning, wanting her to stay safe just as he wanted all his students to be safe.
He watched as she took on the first group of knots, untangling them with relative ease though the second set seemed to slow her up a bit more. He wouldn't give any hints. While the parent in him wanted to help the teacher in him knew that he would need to take notes on the class to send to the boss and as such he couldn't help her out. This was her test, not his, and he had to allow her to see it through. He was sure that she could do it so he wasn't to worried. He was more worried about falling then he was about failing when it came down to it.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:51 pm
Maria blinked a couple times when she heard her father calling up to her to be careful and she tipped over backwards, hanging upside down by her tail, and giggled, "I'm fine, Daddy! Let me undo the knots!" She said, giving him a smile before climbing back up to where she'd been before hanging upside down to talk with him.
She giggled some more, having seen the look of shock on his face when she tipped over backwards, finding it a little funny. She had to remind herself to be good though, not to tease him to much since she loved her Daddy so much! Turning her attention back to the task at hand she continued to untangle the brightly colored rope and found herself wondering something, "Hey, once I'm done can I have the rope? It's such a pretty color." She called down, deciding that, while she wasn't exactly sure what she would do with the rope that she'd ask for it. What else would he do with the brightly colored rope after all?
"Ah-ha!" Defeating the second tangle of knots she followed along after the rope, pausing when she realized that the next set of knots was in the second tree which meant hopping over to it. She debated it before scooting back on the branch she was standing on and ran forward, hopping to the next tree and caught hold of the branches of the second tree with her hands and tail, "Made it!" She called out, sure that she was giving her daddy multiple miny heart attacks as she went. Walking across the branch she wrapped around it branch before sitting down on it and set to work on the third set of knots.
"Ack!" Maria gave a little squeak as she found herself a little tangled in the bright purple rope. Tugging at it she had to coil the rope up more tightly with one hand so that she could get herself out of the knots, sure that if she didn't do so soon she'd end up stuck up the tree and tangled in rope forever... though perhaps that was an exaggeration.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:58 pm
Orpheus gave a jerk, taking a step forward when Maria tilted over backwards, ready to catch her, when he realized that she'd caught herself with that tail of hers. He watched as she sat herself back up, continuing on with her task and he sighed, taking down a note on the clipboard.
He looked up at her again as she asked if she could have the rope once done and he blinked a couple times, wondering what she needed such a long length of rope for... but figured that there was no reason to say no. Perhaps if it were Ter he'd say no but Maria he figured he could trust with so much rope, "I don't see why not but you need to pass the class first." He said, giving her a smile. He didn't think that she wouldn't pass but he had to remind her that she didn't get the rope without passing.
The girl was doing well, getting the first two sets of knots done but then, much to his surprise, she went lunging from one tree to the next, something that caused him to gulp for air and hurry forward in case he needed to catch her... but she'd made it and he sighed in relief. She really was way to athletic for her own good... or at least to much so for his heart. Shaking his head he went back to observing, watching as the girl got herself settled in for the third challenge... only to get herself tangled in the rope that she wanted so much.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:07 pm
Turning to look over her shoulder Maria starred at her daddy, then stuck her tongue out at him, "No laughing!" She said before turning back to her task at hand, seeming to be more determined to escape now since she just knew that her daddy wanted to laugh but was doing his best not to do so. Probably cause he was a teacher she thought to herself.
"Ha! Got it!" She said, coiling up the rope that she'd untangled thus far and crawled along, up through the branches, and over to the trunk of the second tree and around it a few times to get the rope unwrapped from around it. Each wrap around the trunk of the tree brought her higher and higher before moving to crawl down once more to where the next set of knots were. It looked like a mix between a spider web and a dream catcher, lots of knots that made a pretty design. She did her best to memorize how it was done as she untied and untangled the rope, wanting to remake the pretty design. It took some time and a lot of concentration she got it undone, a shame since it was so pretty.
She coiled the rope then looked forward toward where it went... Up from where she stood, at a sharp angle, and up to the third tree, "Hrm." Well now, this would be interesting she thought to herself as she moved to run and jump to the third tree, squeaking as the branch she landed on gave out and she fell. The pangolin hit a couple branches on the way down, got a bit scrapped up, and was able to catch herself before hitting the ground as the rope went taunt and she was able to swing on it, "Woah... woah that was way scary..." She gasped out, shaking her head, then set to scaling the rope once more toward where it was tied off. Only one more tree worth of knots to go and she would be done! She was eager to be so since she wanted to look at her scrapes and make sure they weren't bad.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:11 pm
Orpheus gave a smile as his daughter got herself untangled and set about dealing with the rest of that tangle, the wraps around the trunk of the tree, and then the dream catcher knots. He couldn't help but smile since the unhappy look on her face at having to take apart such a pretty design but it was all a part of the test to see if she would do so for her class. He was glad to see that she did so.
"Good job!" He called, watching as she measured up what was left before running and jumping again... and then fell. A gasp escaped from him and he reached out to catch her... but she seemed to be able to save herself from hitting the ground in time. He saw a few scratches marking her face, arms, and legs, but instead of crying she set to crawling up the rope with a look of determination on her face, "Be careful! Once you are done we will get the first aid kit!" He called up to her, wanting to get her wounds looked at just about as much as Maria herself wanted.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:18 pm
"Alright, sounds good!" She called, wanting to get her scratches looked at. Most were just stingy or itchy but one or two felt like they were bleeding. She would need to be careful not to get the blood on the rope she thought to herself, according to Teri blood didn't come out of clothing which was part of why he never wore it. She wondered what the other reasons were... she'd guess laziness. Not to mention that if someone were allowed to go around without clothing why wouldn't they? Well... boys at least, she loved her clothing! Especially since she was allowed to pick out her own clothing now. That ability explained why she was wearing a pretty, pleated skirt over pants today. She'd wanted to wear a skirt but since she was going to class, as well as it being cold out.
She reached the first place where the rope was wrapped up in the third tree and set to work getting it untangled. It took a moment since it was wrapped and tied in a strange manner that had her having to follow the pattern with her eyes to be able to figure it out before she could get it done. Once it was finally figured out she moved on to the last of the challenges. It looked like... what was that story called... Gorgon Knots? She stuck her tongue out at the mess of knots before she set to work at it. Careful, careful... she didn't want to make it worse, didn't want to stain the rope, she wanted to get it done so that she could keep the pretty purple rope.
This last mess of knots was the last of them and she would win! As such she refused to give up.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:26 pm
Orpheus had to bite his lower lip to keep from laughing as he saw the way that his daughter made faces at the final knot that he'd made. To keep her from figuring it out to fast the other end was tied off to the medicine ball. He took a step closer, starring up at her, watching the way that her hands moved over the knots to try to figure it all out. The twists and turns, the knots and tangles, it was all a mess but it was the last thing between her a passing.
"Last bit! You can do it!" He called out to her, giving a little clap before taking a couple more notes down on his clip board. Of course now that it seemed she would for sure pass he couldn't help but wonder what she would do with so much rope... he would need to tell her that if she kept it that she wasn't allowed to give it to Ter he thought to himself with a bit of a chuckle.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:39 pm
Maria gave a little nod as she was cheered on, wanting to acknowledge she'd heard her daddy's kind words but also wanted to concentrate on what she was doing. It was a struggle and took far, far longer then she would have liked, making her worry that she might have to redo the class due to the time she was taking but after a time she finally got the last knot down and let the rope drop from her hands to land on the ground in a partially coiled pile on top of the medicine ball. With a sigh of relief she follow it down, untying it from the weight and gathered it up, carrying it over to hold it out to her Daddy.
"All done." She told him, giving a little yawn, "Can I get my scratches looked at then get a little nap in the field room?" She asked, sure that her daddy was going to work on the wrap up work for the class and wasn't sure how long it was going to take.
Going to over to slip her feet into her shoes she picked up the book to tuck it under one arm, gathering the rope into her arms and waited. Soon enough, once her daddy fetched the medicine ball, the two of them were heading out so that she could get her scratches tended to. Once it was all done she was let into the grassy room and she went to lay down among the tall grass and soon enough she was asleep, having been exhausted by the class.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:41 pm
Orpheus watched as the girl went into the grassy field terrain room to get in a nap before moving off to put the weight away. Once it was put away he finished up the notes on the clipboard before he headed to his office to put things on the computer, into the filing cabinet, and get the paperwork aspect wrapped up so that they could head for home.
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